What’s behind the trend of truck drivers’ unused driving hours?

With the rise in the last couple of years in operating expenses for trucking companies, ELD data collected by freight matching platform FleetOps is showing just how much costs are impacting truck drivers’ time spent actually driving. To accompany the data the company was collecting, FleetOps also surveyed more than 900 carriers to better understand why drivers aren’t maxing out their 11-hour clocks. Contents of this episode 00:00 The trend of unused driving hours 02:11 Why are drivers leaving hours on the table? 03:22 Inflation, fuel prices, and detention time 05:22 Planning for increased demand 06:33 Carriers and driver retention programs